by James Ritch | Mar 3, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Cape Charles Town Council held two town hall meetings in February to allow citizens to comment and ask questions regarding the potential sale of the town’s water and sewer systems to a private company that would take over operations, billing,...
by James Ritch | Mar 3, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Ava Gabrielle-Wise, who is known for her leadership and work with Exmore’s New Road community, opened the 2022 conference of the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission Coalition, BRIDGES (Building Regional Resilience and Regional Readiness for...
by James Ritch | Mar 3, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Accomack school board voted 8-1 Tuesday night to make face masks optional for students on school buses, following new mask guidelines issued Feb. 25 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Superintendent Chris Holland noted...
by James Ritch | Mar 3, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Accomack County Board of Supervisors in budget discussions Monday approved instituting a 40-cent per pack cigarette tax. The board at the end of the meeting voted unanimously to schedule a public hearing to take comment on the fiscal year 2023...
by James Ritch | Mar 3, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Accomack County Board of Supervisors Monday finalized the fiscal year 2023 county budget to be advertised for public hearing. The budget does not include funding for 31 new Department of Public Safety positions requested to provide 24-7 coverage...
